Silver price struggles to clear a key technical resistance near $67.00, retraces to two-day lows at $65.31, and records a 1.42% loss. The non-yielding metal failed to sustain its early gains amid elevated US bond yields, driven by rising inflationary pressures.
TD Securities highlights that BRL faces elevated election-related risks, with USD/BRL having tested its 200-day SMA resistance over the past month. Drawing parallels with 2014, the bank sees risks skewed toward higher USD/BRL as markets remain concerned about Brazil’s fiscal outlook.
ING strategists Francesco Pesole, Frantisek Taborsky and Chris Turner argue that the recent Japanese Yen rally against the Dollar has been driven by optimistic expectations on Bank of Japan tightening and GPIF flows, amplified by thin US holiday liquidity.